discussion

This week discussion has two parts
PART I: For this assignment you must read your textbook Chapter 5 and the Required Supplemental Reading Material
Week 2.a: The Power of in-person
http://www.cisco.com/web/telepresence/economist-infographic.html
Week 2.b: Are you mad at me?
https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20130602150416-35894743–are-you-mad-at-me
After reading these two posts, write your thoughts regarding these two papers. Your comments must have a volume of a minimum of 150 words.
You can talk about what you learned from the articles; what you liked; what you did not like; what the authors missed in their article; how the articles relate to your experience and so on.
I want to see evidence that you have actually read the material and that you truly understand what you read and how it applied to the real-world business environment.
PART II:
After reading the following classmate response:
You must submit your comments about his/her response. This post must have a volume of a minimum of 100 words.
YL Commented
10/26/21, 12:28 PM
The power of in-person
In a professional situation you must be succinct and able to get your point across effectively. Rambling and tangential comments decrease your effectiveness and cause your audience to lose focus. Always consider whom you are addressing and customize your comments for each audience. Be aware of your tempo and volume making sure not to speak too quickly or too softly. Channel your inner news anchor and aim for that kind of articulate delivery. Listen to yourself on your voice mail message to gage your clarity and vocal articulation. Clear diction is essential in the communication process – if you are unintelligible, your message will never land. Inappropriate language and off color jokes are never acceptable in a professional situation. This is not the time to test drive your stand-up comedy act, but a little humor can break the ice and set the tone for a conversation. Make eye contact with those to whom you are speaking, assume a confident posture while standing or sitting, and be sure to smile naturally when it feels right. Avoid fidgeting and extraneous facial expressions. Keep an open body position and avoid crossing your arms so as to welcome your listener and draw them into your conversation. Don’t interrupt or finish another person’s sentences. Be engaged and show them you are genuinely interested. The ability to fully comprehend information presented by others through active listening is a vital part of communicating. Actively listen to yourself to catch these filler words and remove them from your day-to-day vocabulary in professional conversations.
Are you mad at me?
In management, your body language, appearance, face presence, and emotions are always being observed and analyzed. IT is important as a leader to always be aware of this, your employee, your company, or even your colleagues are looking up to you to be the example. Sometimes when you are having a bad day it’s so easy for your emotions to show in your face or even in the way you walk. The people observing you cannot tell if this is personal or if it’s about them. IT becomes easy for everyone to misinterpret this and cause for people to have mistrust.